I’m certainly no stranger to controversy.
I’m the spokeswoman for a lovely company called ToeSox, where I model yoga postures in their socks. Yup, you heard me. Just in their socks.
Needless to say, modeling in the nude is a surefire way to shake people up. Our intention was to inspire and show the beauty of a body that practices regular yoga to get people back on their mats.
“It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.
There are some nights when
sleep plays coy,
aloof and disdainful.
And all the wiles
that I employ to win
its service to my side
are useless as wounded pride,
and much more painful.
Maya Angelou
We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,–
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.
Why should the world be overwise,
In counting all our tears and sighs?
Nay, let them only see us, while
We wear the mask.
We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
To thee from tortured souls arise.
We sing, but oh the clay is vile
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
But let the world dream otherwise,
We wear the mask!
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Stalk the Clock
Shake off the Shock
Highs and Lows
And So it Goes…
Sleepless Black
The papers Stack
Words that Spill
While she Heals
Break, she May…
Vows to Stay
In the Game
Without the Shame.
“Writing is a concentrated form of thinking…a young writer sees that with words he can place himself more clearly into the world. Words on a page, that’s all it takes to help him separate himself from the forces around him, streets and people and pressures and feelings. He learns to think about these things, to ride his own sentences into new perceptions.”
-Don DeLillo
I called a man today. After he said
hello and I said hello came a pause
during which it would have been
confusing to say hello again so I said
how are you doing and guess what, he said
fine and wondered aloud how I was
and it turns out I’m OK. He
Happiness
Happiness doesn’t just happen; it emerges.
Mistakes
Let yourself make small mistakes. Happiness is not found in perfection.
Method
Treat happiness as a method, not an end in itself.
Joy
Misery may be contagious — but so is joy.
Pleasure
Take pleasure in others’ happiness, as it will augment your own.
Bravery
Optimism isn’t just a shift in perspective. It’s an act of bravery.
Believe
Don’t believe what you hear. Life is good.
Connection
Keep revisiting your connection to spirit. Let it evolve as you grow.
Openness
Respond to life with openness and curiosity.
Action
Don’t wait for your mood to change; take action despite it.
A Pair
The black and white cat
means to get off
the screened-in porch.
Castrated but suave,
he lives with this older woman
whose husband, dead thirty years,
secretly puts his cheek to hers
in a dime store photograph.
The children no longer visit.
The cat holds all the threads
of her detonated psyche.
He is the master key without
a lock. She picks him up.
The porch screen has been mended.
He thinks there are the old openings.
Birds, insects leap
out of the flecked light.
Inside the screen, her hands
stroke his electric body.
In the Next Galaxy
by Ruth Stone
Thriving
1. Just as a seed contains all it needs to sprout, so are you already equipped to thrive.
Growth
2. You can’t grow without pushing your limits.
Lessons
3. See your mistakes not as personal flaws, but as the source of your most valuable life lessons.
Empowerment
4. Think of money as energy; use it to empower, not control, your life.
Resilience
5. Every moment of suffering brings an opportunity to build resilience
Rewards
6. With each challenge comes new growth. Engage in rewarding efforts.
Focus
7. Missteps are part of any process. Stay focused on where you’re headed.
Direction
8. Find your direction in life by looking where you want to go, not where you don’t.
Worth
9. Know your worth — and accept nothing less.
Dreams
10. Make this the day you stop dreaming and start doing.
Photograph by Angela Soelzer Ragosa aka OnMyMindWriter
Today is Day #3 of my new life!
So far this week I’ve been able to log 12 ½ miles of my goal, which is 30 miles each week. Somewhere along the way I stopped putting me on the front burner in my life so… Welcome Back to Me! I feel so happy…proud & most importantly peaceful! It is truly amazing what a good workout can do for your psyche… I asked myself today “why did you ever stop doing something that makes you feel so great?” I’ve yet to answer that question probably because there is no sane or logical answer to it. All I know is…today has been an awesome day and I hope I’m blessed with another day tomorrow.
I hope you too, have an awesome day!
Angela
Today I choose to rise…
“We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.”
Nathanael Greene quotes
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